Conference venues in Peoria
What it takes to run an event in Peoria, Illinois: 21 mapped venues, their stated capacities, and the travel around them. Peoria International Airport is 9 km (5.6 mi) out.
Where Peoria holds a crowd
Peoria has a recorded population of 111,696 (2024), inside the Peoria, IL area of about 365,000 people.
What is on the books here: 1 exhibition or convention hall, 1 dedicated conference and function space, 3 arenas and stadiums, 2 theatres and concert halls and 14 independent event spaces.
That is roughly 19 venues per hundred thousand residents, which is a dense field for a city this size — you will usually have a second choice at the same capacity.
By type that is 14 event spaces, 2 arenas, 1 theatre and 1 stadium, plus a longer tail below.
Exhibition and convention halls (1)
| Venue | Type | Stated capacity | From the centre |
|---|---|---|---|
| Exposition Hall | exhibition centre | not published | 0.5 km (0.3 mi) |
Conference and function space (1)
| Venue | Type | Stated capacity | From the centre |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fergies Pub and Banquet Center | banquet hall | not published | 34 km (21 mi) |
Arenas and stadiums (3)
| Venue | Type | Stated capacity | From the centre |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dozer Park | stadium | not published | 1 km (0.6 mi) |
| Renaissance Coliseum | arena | not published | 2.5 km (1.6 mi) |
| Robertson Memorial Field House | arena | not published | 2.5 km (1.6 mi) |
Theatres and concert halls (2)
| Venue | Type | Stated capacity | From the centre |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scottish Rite Theatre | theatre | not published | 0.5 km (0.3 mi) |
| Hartmann Center for the Performing Arts | performing-arts centre | not published | 2.3 km (1.4 mi) |
Independent event spaces (14)
| Venue | Type | Stated capacity | From the centre |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peoria Civic Center | event space | not published | 0.4 km (0.2 mi) |
| The Barn | event space | not published | 15 km (9.4 mi) |
| Greenhut Memorial Grand Army of the Republic Hall | event space | not published | 0.1 km (0.1 mi) |
| Madison Theatre | event space | not published | 0.2 km (0.1 mi) |
| Civic Center Plaza | event space | not published | 0.3 km (0.2 mi) |
| Leisure Oaks Park & Events Venue | event space | not published | 11 km (6.8 mi) |
| Rage Club | event space | not published | 2.4 km (1.5 mi) |
| Allentown Union Hall | event space | not published | 22 km (14 mi) |
| Grand Army of the Republic Memorial Hall | event space | not published | 0.1 km (0.1 mi) |
| John C. Proctor Recreation Center | event space | not published | 2.5 km (1.6 mi) |
| Scottish Rite Cathedral | event space | not published | 0.5 km (0.3 mi) |
| Avanti's Event Center | event space | not published | 16 km (9.9 mi) |
| Shindigs | event space | not published | 15 km (9.1 mi) |
| The Den at 510 | event space | not published | 16 km (9.9 mi) |
Every venue mapped in Peoria appears above. The ones with enough published detail to be worth reading have their own guide and are linked; the rest are named here, which is honest about what the record holds without giving each of them a page made of three facts.
Exhibition-scale rooms in Peoria
One venue in Peoria is classified as exhibition or convention space.
- Exposition Hallsize not published
Capacities are the figure the venue or an encyclopaedia entry published. They are usually the seated maximum, and the same room in banquet or reception layout can differ by half. Confirm the layout you want before you plan around a number.
Getting attendees to Peoria
Peoria International Airport (PIA) sits 9 km (5.6 mi) from the centre, close enough that a same-day arrival is realistic for most of your speakers.
The city runs on Chicago time (America/Chicago). Schedules published in one zone and read in another are the most common cause of a half-empty first session.
North Peoria, Washington and Normal are close enough to draw from for a day rate, and to fall back on if Peoria has nothing free on your dates.
- Nearest major airport
- PIA
- Peoria International Airport, 9 km (5.6 mi)
- Local time
- UTC−5
- America/Chicago, in September
- City population, 2024
- 111,696
- 365,000 across the Peoria, IL area
Worth knowing before you sign
No published capacities
Not one Peoria venue publishes a capacity in the open sources behind this page. Every room on the list will quote you a number directly, but you cannot compare them before you call, so build a fortnight of venue calls into the plan.
The city is smaller than the market
111,696 people live in Peoria itself, but about 365,000 live in the wider Peoria, IL. Your local audience is far bigger than the city line suggests, and so is the commute your day-rate attendees will make.
Pricing this against a real Peoria room
A Peoria programme at 240 activated attendees — a mid-sized Peoria programme, since no Peoria venue publishes a capacity in open data — prices like this. Nothing is charged for the first 50, and nothing at all is charged past 1,000.
- activated attendees
- 240activated attendees
- billable, after the first 50 are free
- 190billable, after the first 50 are free
- for the whole event, at $5 each
- $950for the whole event, at $5 each
You are billed for people, not for the venue, so the room you choose in Peoria does not change this figure. Nothing is charged for an attendee who registers and never opens the app.
Matching the room to the format
No capacity is published for any Peoria venue, so match the format to the room on your site visit rather than to a number on a listing.
- trade shows and exhibitions
1 exhibition or convention hall means a booth plan is possible in Peoria without renting a marquee.
- multi-track conferences
The exhibition space here doubles as plenary space when the floor is cleared.
- association annual meetings
An association meeting needs one big room, several small ones and a hotel block, which is the combination Peoria is set up for.
- award ceremonies
2 fixed-seat houses give you a stage, lighting and sightlines without building any of it.
- training days and workshops
1 purpose-built function space is the easiest kind of room to run a workshop in — the power and the load-in already assume it.
Where this data comes from
- GeoNames, CC BY 4.0
- US Census Bureau, Vintage 2024 estimates
- Wikidata, CC0
- Geographic data © GeoNames, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- Venue data © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License.
- US population figures are US Census Bureau Vintage 2024 estimates.
- Retrieved 3 September 2026. event67 has no commercial relationship with any venue listed.
Last updated
What it costs
- Free up to 50
- activated attendees, on one live event
- $5
- per activated attendee beyond 50
- $4,750
- the most one event can ever cost, whatever happens past 1,000
Activated means the person claimed their invite and opened the app. Not when you import them, not when the invite is delivered, and not if they register and stay home.
Questions people actually ask
How much is event67 for a 240-attendee Peoria conference?
240 activated attendees means 190 billable after the free 50, so $950 for the event. The price is $5 per activated attendee beyond the first 50, and the total for one event stops at $4,750 however many more attend. Activated means the person claimed their invite and opened the app. Not when you import them, not when the invite is delivered, and not if they register and stay home.
How big an event can Peoria hold?
No Peoria venue publishes a capacity in the open sources behind this page, so there is no honest number to quote. 21 venues are mapped here and each will quote a capacity directly. Ask for the seated, theatre and reception figures separately — they differ by a factor of two or more in the same room.
Does Peoria have a convention centre?
Yes — 1 venue is classified as exhibition or convention space in Peoria, including Exposition Hall. Exhibition halls are booked by floor area rather than by seat, so ask for the hall sheet with column spacing and load-in access rather than a capacity number.
Which airport do attendees fly into for Peoria?
Peoria International Airport (PIA), about 9 km (5.6 mi) from the city. It is the highest-traffic airport within reach in this dataset. Local time is America/Chicago; publish every session in that zone and let attendees' phones convert it.
Is there a free tier for a small Peoria event?
One live event with up to 50 activated attendees costs nothing. Beyond that it is $5 per activated attendee beyond the first 50, and the total for one event stops at $4,750 however many more attend. Activated means the person claimed their invite and opened the app. Not when you import them, not when the invite is delivered, and not if they register and stay home.
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Running something in Peoria?
Set the schedule, invite the room and watch who actually turns up. Free for your first 50 activated attendees, on one live event.